Solomon Enos
Native Hawaiian Artist
Solomon Enos is a Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and activist. Enos has had their work displayed at the National Museum of the American Indian and Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
Life
Enos was born in the Makaha Valley to Eric and Shelly Enos. Eric Enos was an artist and cultural practitioner who founded the Ka‘ala Cultural Learning Center. Shelly Enos worked at Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Enos has three brothers, Kamuela, Kanoe, and Kanohi. In 2010, Kamuela Enos was named as commissioner for President Obama’s Advisory Committee for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Works
In 2004, Enos' illustrated Kimo Armitage's book Akua Hawai`i (The Gods and Goddesses of Hawai`i), which was published through Bishop Museum Press. In 2006, Enos illustrated the Epic Tales of Hi`iakaikapoliopele, which was published through Awaiaulu Press. In May 2011, Enos' work was displayed by the National Museum of the American Indian in a multisite exhibit titled "This IS Hawai‘i." In 2016, Enos was featured in the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center's event "CTRL+ALT: A Culture Lab on Imagined Futures." In 2017, Enos was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation.
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